Chapter 14
[Present]
Albus nodded as he took a seat at the bar while Abe raised a muffling charm, "Other than the fact that you seem to be so viciously arrogant to think that I would tolerate your presence in my bar. After all, I loathe your existence and I will continue to do so until we both die."
The elder brother blinked once, then twice as he raised his hands in a calming gesture, "Now, Aberforth, you know that is not true. I know we had our spats, but-"
"But nothing. You caused this madness, you and your accursed Greater Good. How many, Albus? How many have to die before you pull your head out of your ass?"
Albus looked at him in shock, making Abe shatter the glass in his hand, "Don't you dare look shocked! I know what goes on at Hogwarts, all the deaths and attacks on your students and many others. I bet even Peeves is too terrified to come out because of all the attacks."
"You need to understand, Abe."
"Understand what? That your greater good has landed Britain up shit's creek once again? That you sending young Harry to Azkaban was another of your great plans? What did you expect? That Harry would be so grateful that you got him out of that Hell he would gladly lay down and die for you is that it?!"
Albus snapped, "No! I loved that boy!"
"And you have a shit way of showing it!" Abe snapped back
Albus collapsed back in his chair and let out a ragged sigh, "I...I didn't mean for all of this to happen."
"Of course you didn't. None of us wanted this shit to happen, but it did. It did and you are to blame. You, that idiot Fudge, and Malfoy with his damn bribes, but most of the blame is on you. Ever since we were children you haven't changed at all. You may be smart, but you lack common sense, something most people here lack considering that they follow you like a bunch of sheep."
"But I-"
"What? Helped so many? Defeated Gellert Grindelwald? Promoted muggleborn rights? But you also caused this mess when you refused to enforce veritaserum on the captured Death Eaters. When you allowed Snape and his behavior to cripple the country, lowering the forces of aurors and healers. All the deaths of multiple Ancient and Noble families are because you refuse to act and gave chances to people who only wanted a quick way out. You screwed up three times and all of them had terrible effects on Britain. When you refused to stop Grindelwald until he was about to finish his conquest. When you knew Tom was causing trouble and refused to act until he became the monster he is now. And finally, with Harry using him as one of your chess pieces until you finally killed him. All of this is your fault, you disgust me, now get out of my sight or else I will hex you."
Albus couldn't even speak and just left without a backward glance as Abe sneered at his back, 'Don't darken my doorway again, Albus.'
He pulled out a picture of him and his little sister, allowing himself to shed a few tears before he wiped them away.
'I hope you are safe, Ariana. Things are a mess down here.'
[Lovegood Residence]
Harry was lying down on the couch while Luna stood up, made her way over to a table in the corner of the room and picked up a picture frame which made her sigh.
He sat up, "What is it?"
"It's nothing."
"Oh? It doesn't sound like nothing," He asked making his way towards her
She placed the picture frame face side down, but he grabbed it and placed it upright, "Is that-"
"My mom..."
The photo showed Pandora Lovegood holding a bunch of flowers wearing a baby blue dress with sandals. Her hair was the same shade as Luna's but it was longer than hers with silver eyes that had a dreamy glint to them.
"She's beautiful, Luna."
"Thank you. I just miss her sometimes."
He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek, "It's okay to miss her, dear."
"Yeah..."
"She looks just like you."
"Yes, she does. My dad told me a lot about her. How smart she was and how she was a Ravenclaw. She was very optimistic and loved experimenting and people didn't take to her very well as they do to me. However, Skeeter loathed my mother more than the rest of them."
"Really? I didn't know that."
She shrugged, "Mom didn't like trouble to be aired out as she preferred the quiet route. She said it made for bad karma. She never let Skeeter get to her, from the stories I was told, she was the literal female version of Malfoy but with more poisonous words and taunts. Then they graduated and the pair rarely met as my mom became a potion maker while she got hired by the Daily Prophet."
"Then one day, my mom died in an accident that she protected me from and Skeeter made a vile paper about it, basically summarizing that it was about time for her die. My dad was so livid he stormed out of the house and later that day the newspaper article was retracted. Even today he still won't tell me what he did to make them retract the paper. But every time there is an accident Rita likes to say it's the curse of my crazed mother."
He squeezed her from behind as he softly commented, "My poor princess, I'm sorry."
She sighed as she turned in his grip and hugged him back, "It's okay. I don't know why I told you this though. I've never told anyone else."
He pecked her on her forehead, "Maybe because you want her to pay for what she had done?"
She stiffened before she relaxed against him, "Possibly. No, I do want her to pay, but-" He pressed a finger to her lips and shushed her.
Then he removed his finger and looked at her, "What do you want, my little moon? Do you really desire her for her to be punished? Because I can do that. I can make her suffer just as she made your mom suffer and she will never recover. She will never be able to write another poisoned letter by the time I am finished with her."
She saw what he was trying to do and closed her eyes before forcing her face to go blank and cold as she grabbed a fistful of his shirt and pulled him close, nose to nose with her and hissed, "I want her to suffer."
He gave an impish grin, "How much do you want her to suffer, darling?"
"So badly that she will beg for death and if you manage to do that, I don't know if I will be able to control myself when I reward you," Luna cooed
"You make such a lovely bargain dear. It shall be done," He whispered as he made to kiss her before she pulled away.
"Ah, ah, aah! No kisses yet," She whispered as she brushed her lips against Harry's.
"It will be a truly giving reward."
She slowly made her way out of his grip as she disappeared into her bedroom, as he grinned, "Of course it will."
He then made his way out of the house.
[Village]
As the sun started to set across the horizon, multiple sharp pops echoed through a small village on the edge of Wales. Nobody knew what hit them when the Death Eaters descended upon the village. They were brutal and relentless, tearing apart their entire lives simply because they could. They took everything they could before making sure their last hours on Earth was a literal Hell before they got tired of their playthings.
After which, several Death Eaters set fire to the village and once it was assured that the flames would swallow and destroy everything, the leader of the group shot the haunting symbol of their Dark Lord into the sky. Then they all left as if they had never appeared to give Voldemort the good news of their unhindered slaughter.
[Diagon Alley]
Rita Skeeter was writing away on her notepad with her trice-accursed quill as she made her way down the street, easily ignoring people who either sneered at her or staunchly avoided her as she thought of her next interesting story.
'What should I write about next?'
However, as she continued to walk, she was unaware that she was being watched by one of the many victims of her poisonous quill.
A dark grin lit up Harry's face as he continued to stalk after her just out of her line of sight and once she found herself passing an entryway, he grabbed her and pulled her out of sight of the populace.
She couldn't even scream as a hand was tightly pressed against her mouth and she looked behind her, only to stiffen as her eyes were wide with shock. The person who grabbed her was someone who she would have never expected.
Harry James Potter.
He forced her to kneel and made to choke her unconscious as her mouth opened in a sad attempt to breathe, but she felt darkness fill her vision and her strength quickly leave her body.
Just before she slipped from the realm of consciousness, he whispered, "You had this coming for a long time, Skeeter."
After making sure she was fully unconscious, he placed her over his shoulder and disappeared from the alley without so much of a sound.
[Unknown Location]
Away from the main populace of Britain, there was an old shed filled with a bunch of old tools and an old sturdy chair. Harry walked inside the shed with the soft creak of the door before he shut it behind him.
He dropped Rita carelessly into the chair, found a roll of duct tape, unraveled a large piece and made to restrain her and take her wand off of her. As she waited for her to wake up, he started to pick out multiple tools to use.
'How should I do it? After all, how many had to suffer at her hands with no consequences due to the miserable sheeple's need to have gossip. No matter, her punishment needed to be vile and painful. It was only fair for all the suffering the little bitch caused by her damn quill.'
Soon enough, a pain croak of a groan rang out into the air.
[Disturbing stuff ahead]
Skeeter then felt her mind review her last thoughts and she found herself in restraints.
"What the hell! Let me go! Release me! Don't you know who I am! I'll ruin you!"
A cold voice cooed, "Oh, I don't think you will be ruining anyone anymore especially by the time I'm through with you."
"Who? Potter? No, Potter has been dead for months," She muttered with a shake of her head
Harry stepped out of the shadows, "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, Skeeter."
"Then how? Why are you not fighting the Death Eaters and h-him?"
He chuckled, "Why should I fight for you and the pissants of Britain?"
"So you've finally become dark, then..."
He pimp slapped her, making her cry out as she looked at him in shock as fear started to settle in as he just gave her a blank look.
"I've been meaning to do that since I ever read your damn rag of a paper. But trust me, Skeeter. You and the rest of Britain who put me in that Hell are solely responsible for your suffering now. Thinking I would kill Cedric when I clearly didn't."
"B-but he killed your parents."
"Grasping at straws now? And yes, he did, but we have come to an agreement. He has free reign on everyone, except a select few who I plan on leaving the country with. Everyone else is fair game."
"You would leave us to rot?"
He leaned down so he was eye level with her, "Just as you left me to rot? Karma is a right bitch, isn't she?"
"W-who?"
"Don't worry your fake blonde locks about it, Skeeter. Now, it's time for your sins to come home to roost."
She turned her head to the side in defiance, "I have done nothing wrong!"
"Really now? You haven't?"
"No! I am just a good-natured reporter!"
"Ahahahahahahahahahaha! Good-natured reporter, what a grand joke!"
As he got his laughter under control, he made his way to the work table and took a hammer, as she paled to translucent.
"You are going to kill me, aren't you?"
He shook his head, "Now Skeeter, we are far past the point where giving you a simple death would satisfy me. You are going to disappear, along with your foul words. You will no longer cause any harm."
"You won't get away with this? Someone will catch you and you will pay."
"And who is going to stop me? Albus? He's be ousted for his inactions. Voldemort, he's too busy ravaging the country. The Ministry, please, don't make me laugh. They are as useful as you are truthful."
"What are you going to do to me?"
He just gave her a simple smile, "Nothing that you don't deserve. And you deserve a lot of pain."
She paled as she tried to fight her restraints before Harry broke her wrists and cursed her hands. The curse caused her hands to blacken and her nails to painfully rot off.
Rita screamed before Harry silenced her as he took a roll of bandages and tightly wrapped the blackened limbs from sight. After that, he tore open her shirt, showing her chest wrapped in a lacy bra.
She stiffened making Harry laugh, "Don't flatter yourself, Rita. I wouldn't fuck you for all the gold in Gringotts."
He took out a scalpel, a bowl filled with ink and a paintbrush.
He cut a line an inch below his collarbone, having several drops of it fall into the ink which caused it to glow before it settled back into its' usual black color. He dipped the brush inside, swirling the brush inside of the bowl twice before he drew a seal on her chest. She stiffened as she felt her chest burn as if she was branded. It was hellish and agonizing as she could almost hear her flesh burning as smoke came off the finished glowing rune.
"This what you deserve Skeeter. Enjoy the rest of your life, because I know I will."
He then activated it, destroying her mind, sending her into a blank state and sealing the fractured pieces of her consciousness to the darkest corner of her mind. Once she was knocked out from the pain, he released her from the chair, stripped her of the rest of her clothes and stuffed her into a large crate before sealing it shut.
After which, he whistled which caused Dobby to pop into existence, "Youse called?"
"Yes, did. I need you to take this crate and ship off in the Forbidden Forest. I'm pretty sure the centaurs can make fair use of what's inside."
He nodded and the little elf popped away with the crate as Harry cleaned the shed of any evidence that they were there.
[Alright, it's over!]
But as he cleaned up he hummed as he thought about the seal. It was something that sealed the mind of whoever the seal was placed on. Now, she would be a plaything of the centaurs, just as she played around with people's lives. Whether she turned insane or willingly embraced her new life, Harry didn't care.
He was just happy the miserable bitch was now out of the way for good and would never be heard from again.
[With Harry]
He quickly made his way back to the Lovegood residence, when he entered the living room and kitchen was empty.
Xeno was still at work so he called out, "Luna?"
He heard no answer as he made his way before her closed bedroom door and knocked.
"Come in, Harry."
He did as she asked and found himself stiffen.
She was wearing black lace with her hair curled at the ends. When she turned to face him, she had lipstick on that made her lips pop. As she made her way before him, shutting the door behind him and pressed herself against him.
"Well, well, back already?"
"Yes."
He allowed himself to be dragged before she pushed him back on to the bed, before climbing on top of him, straddling his waist.
"Much better."
"Such a wonderful view," He softly whispered
"I know it is, Harry. Now, did you do as I asked?"
"Of course. She got exactly what she deserved. Her hands are cursed to be useless, along with her mind being wiped clean. Her consciousness is forced into the darkest corner of her mind to be either a plaything or food supply. Her being unable to do anything about it is just icing."
She kissed him, which he eagerly returned before she sighed, "You really know how to spoil a girl, don't you?"
"How could I give my princess anything less than the best I have to offer?"
She grinned before she stripped him and made to make her appreciation for what he had done known. By the end of the night, Harry knew he would have to fix her bed, but he would make sure to spoil her more in the morning before falling into the realm of sleep.
Several days later, the tension of the Death Eater attack on a village was just starting to settle down. People just hoped for a peaceful day and hoped that someone would save them.
[Morning]
Harry woke up without a sound, Luna still had her arms wrapped around him, before he placed a kiss on her forehead before he removed himself from the bed. He showered and got dressed before he quickly made his way out of the Lovegood household and onto his next target.
Harry slowly made his way through the town, unnoticed by the small fraction of the populace who had to venture outside the safety of their homes.
He quickly made his way into the Ministry, placing a notice-me-not spell on himself so he could make his way through the building unhindered and unnoticed. After getting Amelia's floor number by a random passerby, he quickly pressed the combination of buttons and stood in front of her door.
He removed the spell and gave a sharp knock on the door.
A stiff-sounding, "Come in," rang out to which he allowed himself to walk inside.
[Amelia Bones' Office]
She had her head down looking over paperwork and when he closed the door was when she looked up and froze. Her quill slipped from her grip as she whispered, "Potter?"
A dark grin twisted his features as he whispered, "The one and only."
The pair stared at each other for a moment before she whipped out her wand, but he blasted it out of her grip, causing it to break into multiple pieces when it hit the wall behind her. He quickly stuck her against her chair as he set a notice-me-not on the area around them.
He slowly circled her as she fidgeted in her seat, trying her best to escape with a sneer that grew deeper as the seconds ticked on.
"What do you want?" She spat
"What do I want? What I want is for those years I spent back in that hellhole to never happen. What I want is for Britain to grow a bloody spine! But what I can get is your precious niece suffering a fate worse than death and your miserable head on a pike outside the Ministry steps for not standing beside me due to the pact between our families."
She shivered as she looked at the boy she didn't bother to fight for as she whispered, "What are you planning?"
"Nothing much. Only the suffering of those who deserted me in my time of need. Along with tearing a hole through those who just can't keep their noses out of my business."
He then placed a curse on her making her scream as she nearly making her soil her robes as she trembled in her seat. Her eyes wide with her skin clammy before he forced her to look at him, "I suggest that you keep your mouth shut about me being alive. The curse will prevent you from speaking. Well, if you try but it will destroy your mind, you imagine how shameful it would be. The Auror Department Head turned into nothing but a brain-dead doll. So keep your head your head down, dear Amelia."
"Damn you..."
He laughed as he made to leave, "I'm already damned, Amelia. You and the rest of Britain already did that. Your sins have come back to you, now live with it."
He then slammed the door shut, releasing her from her restraints as she slammed her head on her desk and let out a scream of rage.
[Fudge's Office]
He was messing around with the items on his desk before he heard a knock on the door. Fudge didn't bother to look up as he said, "Come in!"
The door opened before it quickly shut and locked behind him when Fudge heard the lock, he saw something he didn't know.
"Who are you?"
"Now, Fudge, you can't be that stupid? Well, I know you are capable of being that stupid, but please try to have respect for your much smarter predecessors."
Fudge scooted back in his plush chair, "You...You aren't supposed to be here! You're dead!"
Harry chuckled in amusement, "Oh, Fudge-wudgy~, I am dead. Somewhat."
"What are you going to do to me?"
"You are going to make your last stand, I think its' rather fitting, no? After all the bullshit you have said and done, I think being honest will help you," He stated, standing before the trembling man.
"R-really?"
Harry then stabbed Fudge's hand with a pen, "No~!"
Then the sound of Fudge shitting himself rang throughout the room, made him laugh. "Really, Fudge? Soiling yourself at the first opportunity."
"Please, please, don't hurt me! I'm sorry! I'll do whatever you want! If you want me to leave, I'll do so! I'll never show my face again."
"I know you won't. Because by the time, I'm through with you, there will be no trace of you left on Earth."
"N-no. Please..."
Harry tutted at him, "Now, now, no begging. So, let us begin, shall we?"
If anyone could hear into Fudge's office, they would have heard screams that would have caused a dementor to shit itself.
After breaking Fudge's mind down, he made him write a letter of resignation, detailing all of his crimes and walked him out of the Ministry and out of the sight of the populace and painfully transfigured him into a female pig where he was formally introduced to the largest hog.
The female pig formally known as Fudge squealed in violent protest before it was silenced.
Harry just grinned as he happily made his way home.
'Who's next. Who's next?'
[Lovegood Residence]
Luna greeted him at the door and kissed him, "So, what are you going to do now?"
"I'm going to mess around with Granger during the night. I want to see how her mind degrades, then, I'm going to hunt for a rat. His death has been coming for a long time."
"His death will be brutal, won't it?"
"I wouldn't be me if it wasn't. Besides, traitors deserve no quarter."
[Poppy's Office]
Poppy was writing another medical report only for a Prefect to storm in, carrying the limp form of Hermione covered in multiple scratches and bruises. Her uniform was torn in multiple places and she was covered in sweat and grime from the castle.
She immediately descended upon her and dismissed the prefect to inform the appropriate parties, the news would soon be all over Hogwarts by breakfast. After bandaging her and placing her to rest in a bed, the older woman sighed as she took a seat before the three students.
Draco was trying his best to rest and she knew he wouldn't stay in Hogwarts when the year was over. Especially with this violent climate against the Slytherin house. The hatred against the house was so much almost twenty different members of the house had to circulate through her office every day. Sometimes it was even double that number and everyone was completely miserable.
Pansy was still in her coma, stiff and unmoving as a statue and she felt that the poor girl wouldn't get out. The trauma she suffered through from being raped, then being discovered by multiple people just made her situation worse.
Her parents planned on removing her from Hogwarts and placing her under the care of personal doctors and specialists to see if they could get her out of her coma.
Hermione was slowly breathing in her bed, covered in bandages and she had just finished applying healing cream on her bruises.
Poppy groaned as she made to stand at the foot of Draco's bed and was trying to push back a raging migraine as she looked at the students before her. She was exhausted, her eyes had dark bags underneath them for constantly making potions and healing students.
'What the hell is going on here? What force has damned this castle and inhabitants? Who's next?'
Ending the chapter! I'm so sorry for the really long wait and the vicious lack of updates, but I'm trying. Just trust me, I'm not abandoning anything so don't worry. And a side note, how in the name of fuck did I forget Skeeter of all fucking people? Regardless, she gets her punishment, I hate the slimy bitch. Moving on, for those of you that are back in school, I wish you the best of luck and I hope all of you have a wonderful summer!
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